"Absolutely safe!"
Wang Chong smiled and nodded.
"Good!"
The black-armored guard's spirits were clearly roused, and his aura became much gentler.
"Then I'll have to trouble General!"
The moment he finished speaking, his attitude toward Wang Chong underwent a 180-degree transformation, his entire person becoming much more respectful.
Wang Chong faintly smiled and turned his gaze to the war banner in the black-armored guard's hand.
"Who would have thought that His Majesty would actually send out this legendary war flag. With this war flag, everything will be completely different. I will also be able to truly display that formation."
Wang Chong's mind was in turmoil as he gazed at the ancient and mottled war banner in the black-armored guard's hand. In the past, he had spent countless efforts to search for this war banner, but to no avail. Ever since the death of the Holy Emperor, this most legendary war banner of the Central Plains had disappeared, never to be found again. To Wang Chong, as well as to the Central Plains, this was a massive loss.
Thus, this war banner was what Wang Chong wanted to find the most. But the Central Plains was as vast as the sea, and Wang Chong had no clue where to find it. How could it be so easy to find it? But Wang Chong had never expected that at the most crucial moment of the war, the war banner that he had been eagerly waiting for would suddenly appear before him in such a manner.
The Nine Dragon Blood War Banner!
It was one of the most powerful war banners in the Central Plains. It was rumored that this war banner had originated from the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty one thousand years ago. At the time, the renowned Champion Marquis Huo Qubing had led his army north to conquer the Xiongnu. Over the course of a thousand years, the formation had been constantly modified and strengthened. By the time of Emperor Taizong's reign, it had evolved into the peerless formation renowned throughout the world, the Dragon Spear, Tiger Leopard Mount.
The Nine Dragon Blood War Banner was the core of this formation. In Emperor Taizong's era, it was the most powerful magical artifact in the entire Central Plains, as well as the symbol of the highest fighting power of the Tang dynasty's army.
This was the reason why Wang Chong had been so tirelessly searching for the war banner.
"Li Siye, pass on my order! The Dragon Stallion Army, the Divine Martial Army, the Divine Prison Army, and the Tongluo Cavalry … have them all gather at the second training ground of Talas! General, time is of the essence. I'll have to trouble you to come along. "
With the last sentence, Wang Chong looked at the black-armored guard in the corner who held a flag in one hand.
"General, please do as you wish!"
The black-armored guard took a step forward and said without hesitation.
…
Outside Talas, between the two steel defense lines, a cold wind rustled in the stillness. One by one, the armored horsemen gathered in front of the first defense line. Even the Mo Saber Squadron was sent to the rear of the defense line. But at this moment, the second training ground of Talas was brightly lit. The Dragon Stallion Army, the Divine Martial Army, the Divine Prison Army … all the top-class armies had gathered together and were training intensely. Time was short, and there was only one day left. Wang Chong could only use his superb command skills to prepare as quickly as possible.
"Rumble!"
For the entire night, everyone was training intensely. The rumbling sounds were incessant and resounded throughout the entire city.
… …
At the same time, the Arab camp on the other side was also heavily guarded. In the fierce battle during the day, even the Revelation Army had been dispatched, but it had still been defeated by the Tang Dynasty, with more than two hundred thousand casualties. This was undoubtedly a massive blow to those who had been arrogant enough to believe that the Arabs would be the ultimate victor.
After witnessing the terrifying fighting power of the Tang people, all the Arabs were on high alert. Tens of thousands of torches illuminated the Arab camp. More than one hundred soldiers were patrolling the perimeter, proof that the Arabs were extremely wary of the Tang dynasty.
Whoosh!
There was no wind on the outermost perimeter of the Arab camp, but one of the torches suddenly flickered, its flame shrinking as if someone had blown on it. A group of Arab patrolling soldiers suddenly widened their eyes at this sight and began to slow down.
"It's too cold. Even the torches are beginning to be affected."
"What's going on here? It feels so cold tonight. "
Based on normal circumstances, it should have been at least two more months before it started snowing, but now, it felt even colder than snow!
A group of Arabs suddenly said as they watched the flames change.
The change in the weather had actually begun several days ago, but for some reason, the temperature had been changing more and more, and it was getting colder and colder.
"Raphael, look at your armor!"
An Arab horseman suddenly noticed something and pointed at a horseman, his voice brimming with shock. These words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and all the Arab horsemen around the torches turned to look at Raphael.
In the gloomy darkness, no one had noticed anything at the start, but with the help of the torches, they could clearly see that a layer of silver-white crystals had formed on Raphael's armor.
"Frost!"
Everyone cried out in alarm at the sight of this thin layer of crystal. At almost the same time, they also realized that their armor had been covered in a layer of frost, and cold energy was seeping through their armor like needles into their bodies. These elite Arab horsemen actually felt a slight chill.
The Arab horsemen glanced at each other, speechless for a long time.
At this moment, a completely different scene was taking place in the center of the Arab camp.
"Bastards! A bunch of useless things! You actually lost to an eastern infidel cavalry! What a disgrace! "
Aybak's furious roars echoed through the tent, and even the curtains around the tent began to tremble. One could easily imagine just how furious Aybak was.
On the battlefield, Aybak had not expressed his anger before the battle was over, but now that the battle of the day had come to an end, Aybak could no longer endure it.
The invincible Mamelukes of Arabia, aided by the High Priest's Meteoric Star Metal and the Pharaoh Halo, had lost to the Wushang Cavalry of the Tang Dynasty in a single clash. Even in death, Aybak would never have dared to believe such a thing.
The Mamelukes' golden body of invincibility had been completely shattered. This was an enormous humiliation for both Arabia and the Mamelukes.
"Milord, my apologies. We were careless. We did not expect them to use such a crafty scheme against us."
In the tent, the heads of Faisal and several other Mameluke officers plunged into the ground like ostriches. They naturally knew that they had lost this battle, but the sudden appearance of four thousand cavalry from the rear of the Wushang Cavalry had been far too unexpected. Faisal still had not awoken from the shock of that ambush.
"Bastard! You're still quibbling! "
Aybak's face was red with anger, his rage unstoppable.
"A bunch of trash!"
Suddenly, a cold and emotionless voice rang out in the tent. The sudden voice caused Aybak, Faisal, and all the other Mamelukes in the tent to grimace.
Although Aybak was reprimanding his subordinates, this was still an internal matter of the Mamelukes. Given Aybak's status in the Arabian Empire, not even Abu Muslim dared to speak in such a manner. This was tantamount to completely offending Aybak and the Mamelukes, an unwise course of action. But when they saw who had spoken, the anger in Aybak's and Faisal's eyes instantly faded. All of them had respectful expressions, not daring to say a single word.
"Qutaybah!"
As the Arab War God and the strongest Governor of War, only he would dare to speak of the Mamelukes in such a manner in front of Aybak and Faisal. Even so, Aybak and the others did not dare to retort. The reason was simple: none of them could defeat him!
"Qutaybah, now is not the time to blame each other. The Tang Dynasty's reinforcements are getting stronger with each wave, and not even the Revelation Army was able to stop that last wave of cavalry. I sense that the Tang Dynasty Emperor might have dispatched his strongest army. This is not a good thing for us! "
Abu Muslim's voice came from the side as he finally stepped forward and tried to mediate.
The Revelation Army was the strongest elite army under Qutaybah's command, and also one of the strongest armies in all of Arabia. Even Abu Muslim had to admit this.
No ordinary army could contend with the Revelation Army and even suppress them. At the very least, the Anxi Protectorate army of the Tang Dynasty and Gao Xianzhi's elite Iron Wall Army did not have this kind of strength. In Abu Muslim's judgment, only the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could possess this kind of terrifying fighting power.
The Battle of Talas had lasted for so long that both sides had invested countless soldiers. The Tang Dynasty Emperor should have made a move by now.
Abu Muslim's words instantly silenced the tent. Even Qutaybah's expression had calmed down.
"The urgent task at hand is to discuss how to defeat the Tang Dynasty, destroy their army, and unify the entire eastern world … Don't forget that His Majesty the Caliph is still waiting for our news!"
Abu Muslim sternly said.
"But they're using steel walls to hole up like turtles. Even if we have more soldiers, we'll find it very difficult to exert the power we should have, and they probably have even more elite soldiers than we do."
Governor Osman of Cairo suddenly said, his expression extremely grave.
His two elite armies, the Beheader Army and the Tiber Army, had suffered grievous losses in this battle, something that Osman had never expected. The chess pieces had already rolled off the chessboard and were developing in an unpredictable direction. His initial arrogance had vanished, and now even the ambitious Osman understood that they were facing an unprecedentedly powerful foe.
"The Tang people can't possibly hole up behind their walls forever, and this war is not something that the Tang people can stop with just a few steel walls," Abu Muslim said.
Abu Muslim said. He raised his head and glanced at the people around him.
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